STIGQter: STIG Summary: Nutanix Acropolis GPOS Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 26 Jan 2026:

Nutanix OS must configure the audit log files to be owned by root.

DISA Rule

SV-279576r1192616_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-279576

Group Title

SRG-OS-000256-GPOS-00097

Rule Version

NXAC-OS-000120

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001493 - Protect audit tools from unauthorized access.
• CCI-001495 - Protect audit tools from unauthorized deletion.
• CCI-001494 - Protect audit tools from unauthorized modification.
• CCI-001314 - Reveal error messages only to organization-defined personnel or roles.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Nutanix OS VMs are configured by default to have ownership and permission levels set correctly to meet this requirement. If these are found to be out of compliance, some corruption has taken place and a rebuild of the OS is required.

Check Contents

Verify access to /etc/audit/auditd.conf directory access permissions are set for only authorized users using the following command.

$ sudo ls -al /home/log/audit/audit.log
-rw-------. 1 root root 1630962 Oct 12 02:08 /home/log/audit/audit.log

If the audit log is not owned by "root", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-279576

Documentable

False

Rule Version

NXAC-OS-000120

Severity Override Guidance

Verify access to /etc/audit/auditd.conf directory access permissions are set for only authorized users using the following command.

$ sudo ls -al /home/log/audit/audit.log
-rw-------. 1 root root 1630962 Oct 12 02:08 /home/log/audit/audit.log

If the audit log is not owned by "root", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5730